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More than 170 people packed Ballinrobe Library for the launch of On The Way Out, the award-winning debut novel by local writer Liam Horan. The venue, set within the beautifully converted former Church of Ireland church, added a spectacular sense of place to the evening.

We had a great turnout for the launch on On The Way Out, my debut novel, in Ballinrobe Library on Saturday, 22 November.

Niall Coffey and I had a very enjoyable chat today about the launch of my debut novel, On The Way Out, tomorrow night (Saturday, 22 November, Ballinrobe Library, 7.30 - all are welcome).

I was delighted to join Angela Noone-Faull today on her Chatroom programme on CRCfm (Community Radio Castlebar) to chat about tomorrow night's launch of my debut novel, On The Way Out. You can listen to the full interview below.

The Limerick Writers' Centre is proud to announce that Co Mayo native Liam Horan has been named the winner of the 2025 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction with his manuscript novel submission "On the Way Out”

On The Way Out will be launched in Ballinrobe Library on Saturday, November 22, at 7.30pm. More HERE

Limerick Leader kindly noted my win in the Gerald Griffin Competition for First Adult Fiction 2025 Award HERE. As did the Limerick Post HERE. Connaught Telegraph did like wise HERE. 

Sixteen young writers from Ballinrobe, Gaza and Cairo have come together to launch A Spinning Tyre, an anthology of work celebrating youth voices, international connection and the power of creative expression. The book emerged from a series of online and in-person writing workshops led by Liam Horan as part of the University of Limerick’s Creative Writers in the Community (CWIC) programme.

A Culture Night event in Ballinrobe is set to be a major celebration of creativity, with 48 confirmed participants for a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the dynamic relationship between words and images. This collaborative project will showcase the talents of 24 visual artists and 24 writers, coming together to create something truly original. The event will take place on Friday, 20 September, in Ballinrobe Community School from 7-9pm, in a room adjacent to the school’s main auditorium, where the town’s annual Culture Night celebration of music, song, dance, and food will also be held.

“One theme commonly recurs through this fine collection of work: that of seeing beyond the present and into the weeks and years ahead. We all suffer knockdowns, none more than through the last few difficult years. At times it takes courage to stand straight. In Second Chance and Other Stories we have real, believable heroes who set out not to save the world, but to save themselves and their friends and to make a distinctly human connection even with total strangers” –

“Each story is a delightful read that immerses you and leaves you wanting more, before plunging you into the next one."

"Writing his own book has been an itch Liam Horan has longed to scratch, and we should all be grateful he has."

Ceol Agus Ealaion with Joe Byrne is a quirky Tuesday night radio show on Midwest Radio.   Joe is an accomplished musician, folklorist and historian and his shows reflect his diverse interests and talents.

Liam Horan interviewed by Aidan Crowley, CRC-fm, on Friday, October 28, 2022

Thanks to Dave O'Connell and the team at the Connacht Tribune for featuring the story Hope from Second Chance & Other Stories in their widely ready publication last week.

Front page coverage on The Mayo News following launch of Second Chance & Other Stories, October 2022. The headline 'It is so, so sad' does not relate to my publication, not even subliminally, I hope.

  Listen HERE to an author interview with Tommy Marren, Midwest Radio, October 6, 2022